From its origins in Japanese comics, manga has become one of the most popular and dynamic drawing styles in the world, used in animation, gaming, advertising, and design. This useful guide provides step-by-step instruction to help aspiring artists draw manga like the experts. Readers learn to draw characters that fit the manga "look" and exude personality, glamour, and polish. They learn to sketch well-proportioned figures and create faces with character...

Featuring interactive exercises, creative prompts, and step-by-step projects, Drawing manga heroines and heroes shows you how to create and illustrate your own manga characters and stories in just a few easy steps. Learning all the manga-drawing basics, including inking, shading, and adding color with various media--both traditional and digital"--Back cover.

"This cute cartoon character who's shaped like a bobtail cat and wears a bow in her hair has become an icon of our times. Hello Kitty, as she is known, is a piano-playing, cookie-baking darling from London with a heart of gold. Readers will learn all about Kitty, who was first created in Japan, but has since gone on to capture the imagination of people all around the world."--

Resource for manga artists, allowing you to create hundreds and thousands of manga characters.

"Refine your drawing skills with step-by-step tutorials to create 57 fantasy creatures with Cute Creature Art Class"--

"Create one-of-a-kind outfits with this essential guide to Japanese-style fantasy fashion! Using the authors' unique Costume Matrix, you will learn how to develop new and daring designs for your anime and manga characters and cosplay creations. First, choose a look to serve as your fashion foundation. Then select an alternate style and fuse it with the first fashion theme to create an unexpected ensemble combining elements have never before been seen...